Interestingly enough look at later articles from two of the most visited websites you cited:
The iPad Is The Gadget We Never Knew We Needed
http://gizmodo.com/5458531/the-ipad-...yline=true&s=i
Editorial: Engadget on the Apple iPad
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/e...t-on-the-ipad/
The Gizmodo article was first titled "Why the iPad will crush e-Readers and Netbooks" (hence the picture of Hulk arms). But because of its obvious implications the author ended up changing it!
Funny that as all the overly high expectations cool down people start acknowledging the great potential of this device. That is not to say that it is flawless, but that compared to the competition it has way more to offer overall.